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צָחַח
tsa.chach
H6705
H:V Hebrew

be dazzling

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tsa.chach describes the Nazirites’ conspicuous brilliance in Lamentations 4:7.

The lone attested use describes the Nazirites as standing out in brilliance within a series of comparisons to snow, milk, jewels, and sapphire in Lamentations 4:7.

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  1. Standing out in brilliance · dominant

    In Lamentations 4:7, the Qal perfect third common plural form describes the Nazirites within a sequence that compares them with snow, milk, jewels, and sapphire; the APB renders the clause “they were more dazzling than milk.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 4:7, the APB presents the clause as “they were more dazzling than milk.” This rendering confirms the verse’s comparison without establishing finer distinctions.

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